“The Three Little Pigs Hurt Their Cause,” Op-Ed by The Big Bad Wolf McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
California Taxpayer On The Hook WSJ
There are hidden dangers in the world of private capital Gillian Tett, FT. Floor: “The recent court ruling against the SEC’s industry reforms is a devastating blow to transparency and fairness.”
Borrowers, Especially Younger, Struggle With Credit Card Debt In Potentially Bad Economy AP Sign
The weather
Column-Combination Extremes in the Global Ocean American Geophysical Union. From the Abstract: “Extreme marine events such as ocean heat waves, extreme ocean acidity and low oxygen depletion may pose a major threat to marine life and ecosystems. Such extremes may be particularly dangerous (a) when they are combined in more than one stressor, and (b) when extremes extend far beyond the water column, limiting the habitat of marine organisms. “
Uncontested world: how the insurance industry collapsed after climate change FT. Comment:
Where do you see yourself? pic.twitter.com/g7WRBtxRG2
– Dr. William J. Ripple (@WilliamJRipple) June 4, 2024
Say goodbye to Climate Nexus, the Nieman Lab inbox
Water
Mexico City is just the beginning. Here are 11 other cities that are at risk of running out of water. Business Insider
Syndemics
Minnesota BOAH Reports H5N1 in Dairy Cattle Avian Flu Diary
H5N1 Avian Influenza Not a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Can Turn It Into One Scientific American. Comment:
“It is not lost on many scientists, here and abroad, that the lack of data coming out of the US is not unlike the limited data coming out of China in the early days of the Covid19 pandemic – a situation that the US and other governments complained about loudly at the time.”
— Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her) (@ErinSandersNP) June 7, 2024
Also:
Every day more farms, more cows, more danger to people. And still @USDA not sharing the latest virus sequence data. And no one inspects the farm workers. And no one tests milk or meat for the virus before it leaves the farm.
– Rick Bright (@RickABright) June 7, 2024
Also:
Agricultural authorities have slowed down or stopped inspections, and bottled up sensitive information. The danger is that this virus is prevalent in herds, and we will have to deal with its continuing threat. This may have been a public health hazard that could have been avoided.
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 6, 2024
****** Why Does NIH Perpetuate Long-Term Denial of COVID? Maureen Tkacik, The American Prospect. Stake: “Documents obtained by Sick Times reveal the medical establishment wasted billions of dollars on a long-running COVID study that appears to have been suspiciously designed to fail.”
****** North Carolina GOP lawmakers agree to add health exemption to bill limiting ABC coverage. Comment:
NC HB 237 update: I just tried to pull the new text. If this is the latter version, it’s more problematic, b/c if it’s implied that one can hide one’s face to avoid *spreading* a disease, but not to avoid *catching* one. And it doesn’t define “medical grade mask” – are the N95 respirators out? pic.twitter.com/nD5exO0Kzf
– J. Offir, Ph.D. (@dontwantadothis) June 6, 2024
The N95 respirator gets top billing in stopping the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the Air Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
****** Death Rates Highest in West 3 Years Running From COVID – “Serious Cause for Concern” SciTech Daily
China?
US tech sector pressures Chinese venture capital to divest FT
Exclusive: US and Taiwan warships quietly hold Pacific exercises in April Reuters
in Myanmar
Rising Rebellion: Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Opposition, Reject Junta Registration Irrawaddy
AUKUS: No return on $9.4 billion gift to US and UK submarines Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent
India
Modi’s allies seek money, Cabinet positions as coalition machinery to form India’s new government Asian News
The Koreans
Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned South Korea into a manufacturing hub as it makes weapons faster and cheaper than the US Fortune.
Samsung workers in South Korea are taking industrial action for the first time Al Jazeera
Syracistan
Inside the base where Israel has arrested thousands of Gazans NYT. Comment:
The New York Times reports that Israeli soldiers are torturing people by sticking hot irons in their trenches and then tying them to electric chairs. This information is buried at the end of a single article where this information is not mentioned in the title or subheading. pic.twitter.com/St3GJXkkG8
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) June 6, 2024
See also the Human Rights Watch article.
Israeli detention center faces legal challenge after ‘unimaginable torture’ WaPo
****** Israeli Police Arrest Palestinian Photographer Attacked by Jewish Youth During Jerusalem Flag March Haaretz. Comment:
PICTURE OF THE SUN
Settlers in Jerusalem harass a Palestinian journalist.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) June 6, 2024
****** Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the US Congress on July 24 AP
US judge withdraws from Gaza case after trip to Israel Reuters
****** Israeli forces said they were targeting Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon Anadolu Agency
Hamas Reinvents Foreign Affairs War
“Ali Baba and 40 Thieves”: Emirati-Palestinian shouting match blows up Blinken Axios meeting
Indonesia says it is studying the Gaza peacekeeping force Anadolu Agency
The breakup of Europe
German Industrial Production Slows Again in Good Start to Bloomberg Quarter
Why Is Hungary So Small? Unbeaten Places
BALKAN BLOG: EU has no choice but to start accession talks with Moldova BNE Intellinews
Hello Old Blighty
Tories ‘will almost disappear’ as Reform party ‘disappears’, Dorries tells The Telegraph
The New Cold War
Not Just F-16s: France Confirms Ukraine Will Receive Mirage 2000 Fighters as Aid Military Watch
Live: Putin ‘our common enemy’, Ukraine’s Zelensky tells French parliament France24
Zelenskyy to give a speech in the Bundestag next week Ukrainska Pravda
****** Why the Swiss Peace Summit could be the defeat of Ukraine and Zelenskyy European Pravda
****** What Ukraine Lost During the Russian Invasion NYT
Nazi Penguins, Women’s Events Wagner in Ukraine
Wartime Lithuania New Left Update
The Caribbean
Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials say, as CBS military exercises expected
2024
Joe Biden suffers ’embarrassing’ moment at D-Day ceremony in France, makes strange claim about Vladimir Putin Hindustan Times
Spook Land
TWITTER FILES More: Brandon Straka defamation and #Walkaway Matt Taibbi, Twitter Files
Not being trusted
FTC prepares to sue major US liquor distributor, says ‘secret kick’ CNBC
A digital clock
AI anime flood – Nikkei Asia 90,000 photos breach investigation
OpenAI to buy power from CEO Sam Altman side of nuclear fusion hustle The Register
Understanding the real threat that generating AI poses to our jobs is Blood in the Machine
Bezzle
UnitedHealth CEO Sells $5.6 Million in Shares Same Day as Ransomware Attack HealthCare Uncovered (antidlc).
Boeing
Thruster glitches and helium leaks can’t stop Boeing’s Starliner astronaut test flight – but why? Space.com
Supply Chain
Aluminum is at the forefront of US renewable energy efforts in S&P Global
Academe qualifications
Columbia Law Review Back Online After Students Threaten Work Suspension Over Palestine Test The Intercept
Class War
Price guard Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
What one man lived alone in the desert for 40 years learned WaPo
How complex systems fail Richard Cook (2002).
Antidote du jour (JJ Harrison):
Bonus antidote:
I probably check the page 10x a day for updates. she went from complaining about how she hates cats to sending slide shows, taking her to the vet, laundry, grocery store, buying her every toy/scraper/tool/treat. it’s been 11 days
– big challenges (@pududeer) May 23, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
